I got quite a surprise today

[fused1013]

I'm in SE MI so it has been a horrific winter here. Today was pretty nice so I figured I'd clean out the hen-house (it's been about 2-3 weeks since it was warm enough to stir it up) so I opened the big door and started getting the clumps of poop out and found one that was rather blueish green hmmm ... a rather poopy first egg.
I started tackling the bedding and there's another one, and another, and... all together 8-1/2, I found a few remnants of the other pieces from that one. They were all pretty much frozen and most were cracked but now I know to check in there every day.
I opened up the nest box and put some bedding in there and pretty much changed all of it that was in the hen house. I also ran out and picked up layer feed. The girls were 6 months on the 7th (all E.E.'s), I honestly didn't expect any eggs for another month or so...



These are all of them

this one was a soft shell

all the yolks looked good, even frozen, including the soft one

These 3 weren't broken, I'll probably try to blow them


nice size shape and color I'm not sure if these are from 1, all 4 of them or what. I will be checking several times a day now. I'm still in shock over this LOL

 

[Granny Hatchet]

what a great find ! at least they were still eggs and not that many babies running around. haha

 

[Happy Chooks]

Congrats!

 

[fused1013]

Update
It is only one of the 4 (flock leader Eartha). I caught her laying by the big door Friday about 10:30-11:30 am and waited until she came out in the run and sure enough there was an egg there, still warm.
I checked Saturday about every hour or so and there was one between 3:30 and 5:30 pm. Nothing Sunday. Monday between 8:00- 10:00 am and...in the nest box woohoo Today I went out again about every hour, and about 1:50 pm she was in the nest box, butt hanging in the coop, it looked like she was breathing slow or panting (all I could see was her butt), then she got up turned around looked right at me and left the box. Inside was this beautiful green egg, still wet
If my calculations are correct she should lay again tomorrow towards evening and take Thursday off. It seems like her schedule is about 28 hours.


This is the first "viable: egg next to a store bought grade A large, pretty nice for a pullet!



weirdest of all is her eggs match my dining room wall as well as a paint chip :O

from left to right today's, yesterday's, Saturday's and Friday's


From front to back today's, yesterday's, Saturday's and Friday's

 

[Granny Hatchet]

now that style, matching eggs !!

 

[chicksurreal]

Beautiful eggs!

 

[lularat]

Congratulations on your eggs! Very pretty and they also match your paper plates.